Running by February, 1893 and ready for road trials by September, 1893 the car built by Charles and Frank Duryea, brothers, was the first gasoline powered car in America. The first run on public roads was made on September 21, 1893 in Springfield, MA. They had purchased a used horse drawn buggy for $70 and installed a 4 HP, single cylinder gasoline engine. The car (buggy) had a friction transmission, spray carburetor and low tension ignition.
A burial plot in a public cemetery: The average cost for a single burial plot is $200 to $2,000. Rural cemeteries fall within the lower end of the range, while urban cemeteries are in the upper end of the range, as land is at a premium. Plots for infants and children are less expensive.
1 See How Much Do Burial Vaults Cost. 2  Internment fees (for opening and closing the grave, replacing the sod, legally required record keeping and related services) can add another $350-$900 in a public cemetery and $600-$3,000 or more in private cemeteries. A burial plot in a public cemetery averages $200-$900 (often including the one-time perpetual care endowment fee) for cemetery district residents, but costs for non-residents as much as double. 2  Infant or baby burial plots are less expensive than those for adults, and rural cemeteries often cost less than urban ones.